Seifried Nelson Würzer 2024

91 Points (4.5 Stars) - Sam Kim, Wine Orbit, November 2024
4.5 Stars - Michael Cooper, July 2024, New Zealand
Silver - The National Wine Awards of Aotearoa New Zealand 2024

Vineyard: Seifried Redwood Valley vineyard
Sugar at Harvest: 21.7°Brix
Date of Harvest: 12 March 2024
pH of Wine: 3.05
T.A of Wine: 5.9g/L
Residual Sugar: 13.8g/L
Suitable for Vegetarians and Vegans: Yes

The unirrigated Redwood Valley vineyard is situated on a gently sloping, north-facing clay site; the vines were planted in 1999. Vertical shoot positioning helps to expose the berries to sunlight, thus getting maximum intensity and optimal ripeness.

Founder Hermann Seifried is Austrian and studied at Weinsberg Weinbauschule, so when Hermann caught wind of this little known German cross (Gewürztraminer and Müller-Thurgau) being available in New Zealand he leapt at the chance to get his hands on some scion wood material.

Our Würzer has developed quite a following in the years that we have been producing it. We proudly make the only Würzer in New Zealand, with just a few rows of the fragrant grape variety on our clay-soiled Redwood Valley vineyard. The aromatic cross is only planted in very small quantities, even in its home country of Germany.

Again in 2024, Würzer was some of the very first fruit we harvested for the season. It was picked in great condition as the vintage commenced. After harvesting, the grapes
were de-stemmed and pressed quickly to retain the clean freshness of the variety. The clear juice was inoculated with a pure yeast strain and then a cool,
temperature-controlled fermentation began. The fermentation was stopped prematurely to leave some natural residual sweetness in the wine and an off-dry finish.

2024 was simply an outstanding vintage in Nelson - in fact Hermann Seifried has commented that it is perhaps the very best vintage of his 49 seasons in the top of the
South! That from a character not known for exaggeration or embellishments. A dry settled growing season meant fruit was harvested in squeaky clean condition, with perfect ripeness and flavours.